So as pretty much every single person knows by now, spoilers or not, Vanitas and Riku seem to have many similarities and connections. It has yet to be bluntly explained, but I have a small theory (that probably a lot of other people have figured out, too.)
So now the spoilers, we know after BBS that Vanitas and Riku don't really have any connection to one another at all (there is a distant one that links them through Xehanort, but I think the link is too far off to make this much of an influence.) So how can these two have so many resemblances, mainly the Dark Suit and their personalities (this is more for Riku in KH1 than any of the others.)
I think the explanation is simply the Darkness in their hearts. This would explain the Dark Suit (as, obviously, Vanitas' heart is pure Darkness, so he would obviously wear it, and Riku wears it whenever he draws out the pure Dark powers from within his heart, as well as when it was nearly complete Darkness when posessed by Ansme SoD in KH1.)
This would also explain the changes in personality (along with the personality of the Riku Replica, based on Riku's data when accepting darkness, and therefore having much more in his heart.) I think that the more darkness in one's heart, the more..."insane" and malicious they become.
It is possible that the green "bat" eye is also a symbol of darkness in one's heart, which would explain why both Vanitas' and Master Xehanort's keyblades have them, and why the Soul Eater, a weapon made from darkness, has one.
The fighting stance may just be similar.
So, what are your guys' thoughts?
So now the spoilers, we know after BBS that Vanitas and Riku don't really have any connection to one another at all (there is a distant one that links them through Xehanort, but I think the link is too far off to make this much of an influence.) So how can these two have so many resemblances, mainly the Dark Suit and their personalities (this is more for Riku in KH1 than any of the others.)
I think the explanation is simply the Darkness in their hearts. This would explain the Dark Suit (as, obviously, Vanitas' heart is pure Darkness, so he would obviously wear it, and Riku wears it whenever he draws out the pure Dark powers from within his heart, as well as when it was nearly complete Darkness when posessed by Ansme SoD in KH1.)
This would also explain the changes in personality (along with the personality of the Riku Replica, based on Riku's data when accepting darkness, and therefore having much more in his heart.) I think that the more darkness in one's heart, the more..."insane" and malicious they become.
It is possible that the green "bat" eye is also a symbol of darkness in one's heart, which would explain why both Vanitas' and Master Xehanort's keyblades have them, and why the Soul Eater, a weapon made from darkness, has one.
The fighting stance may just be similar.
So, what are your guys' thoughts?